Bestselling author Erika Swyler will discuss her new dystopian novel, We Lived on the Horizon, in this installment of “Author Hour in Massachusetts.”
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About Erika: Erika Swyler is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed novels Light fromOther Stars and The Book of Speculation. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in Catapult, LitHub, The New York Times, and elsewhere. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, she lives on Long Island, New York, with her husband and a mischievous house rabbit.
Bestselling author Thomas Perry will discuss his new thriller, Pro Bono, in this installment of “Author Hour in Massachusetts.”
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About Thomas: Thomas Perry is the bestselling author of over twenty novels, including MurderBook; the critically acclaimed Jane Whitefield series; The Old Man, which was adapted into the FX television series starring Jeff Bridges, and The Butcher’s Boy, which won the Edgar Award. He lives in Southern California.
Dr. Katherine Ramsland recounts her most memorable interactions with serial killers throughout her her life, describing how it shaped her career in forensic psychology. A Pied Piper, two Coed Killers, a Candy Man’s handyman, and BTK, among others, have left their marks on her research and writing, both fiction and nonfiction.
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Bestselling authors Scott Turow (Presumed Guilty) and Alafair Burke (The Note) will discuss their newest thrillers, in conversation with Dwyer Murphy, editor-in-chief of CrimeReads, in this installment of “Author Hour in Massachusetts.”
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About Scott: Scott Turow, a writer, and former practicing lawyer, is the author of thirteen bestselling works of fiction, including Presumed Innocent and most recently, Suspect. He has also published two nonfiction books, including One L, about his experience as a law student. His books have been translated into over forty languages, sold over thirty million copies worldwide, and adapted into movies and television projects, including Apple TV+’s Presumed Innocent series. Scott has frequently contributed essays and op-ed pieces to publications such as the New YorkTimes, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
About Alafair: Alafair Burke is the Edgar-nominated, New York Times best-selling author of fourteen novels of suspense, including The Ex, The Wife, The Better Sister, and Find Me, and co-author of the best-selling Under Suspicion series. A former prosecutor, she is now a professor of criminal law. She recently served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and was the first woman of color to be elected to that position. She lives in New York.
About Dwyer: Dwyer Murphy is the author of The Stolen Coast and An Honest Living, both New York Times Editors’ Choice selections. His new novel, The House on Buzzards Bay, will be released in June 2025 from Viking. He is the Editor-in-Chief of CrimeReads and was previously a New York-based litigator
Join author and historical sleuth Philippa Langley for a discussion of her book The Princes in the Tower: Solving History’s Greatest Cold Case and her 2012 discovery of King Richard III’s grave. She will discuss her research methods, her team, her findings, and how solving this cold case affects our understanding of the royal monarchy (in the 1500s, of course).
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Author James Grippando will discuss his new legal thriller, Grave Danger, in this installment of “Author Hour in Massachusetts.”
About James: James Grippando is a New York Times bestselling author with more than thirty books to his credit, including those in his acclaimed series featuring Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck, and is the winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. He is also a trial lawyer and teaches law and literature at the University of Miami School of Law. He lives in South Florida.
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About Grave Danger: Bestselling author James Grippando’s legendary criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck is back to defend a single mother accused of kidnapping her own child in a perilous case involving politics and international diplomacy that will test his legal expertise and his marriage. Jack Swyteck’s new client fled Iran to Miami with her daughter, and has been accused of kidnapping by her husband. The seasoned attorney must not only plan a winning defense. To stop the father from taking the girl back to Tehran, Jack must build a case under international law and prove that returning the child would put her at risk. But everything in this case isn’t what it seems, and Jack quickly learns that his client is really the child’s aunt and that the biological mother may have been killed by Iran’s morality police. But what role did the father play in his wife’s death, and why is Jack’s wife, FBI Agent Andie Henning, being pressured by her bosses to persuade Jack to drop the case? Plunging into an investigation unlike any other, Jack must discover who is behind the legal maneuvering and what their interest is. As politics threatens to derail the case and compromise the best interests of the child, Jack and Andie find themselves on opposite sides—with their marriage hanging in the balance. For their relationship to survive, the couple must navigate a treacherous web of deceit that extends from a Miami courthouse to the highest echelons of Washington DC.
2024 Mass Book Award Finalist Larry Rohter will discuss his new book, Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist in this installment of “Author Hour in Massachusetts.”
About Larry: Journalist & author Larry Rohter was the Rio de Janeiro bureau chief for the New York Times from 1998 to 2008 and held the same role at Newsweek from 1977 to 1982. He divides his time between the United States and Brazil.
About Into The Amazon: A thrilling biography of the Indigenous Brazilian explorer, scientist, statesman, and conservationist who guided Theodore Roosevelt on his journey down the River of Doubt. Cândido Rondon is by any measure the greatest tropical explorer in history. Between 1890 and 1930, he navigated scores of previously unmapped rivers, traversed untrodden mountain ranges, and hacked his way through jungles so inhospitable that even native peoples had avoided them―and led Theodore Roosevelt and his son, Kermit, on their celebrated “River of Doubt” journey in 1913–14.
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Learn more about Candido Rondon: Upon leaving the Brazilian Army in 1930 with the rank of a two-star general, Rondon, himself of Indigenous descent, devoted the remainder of his life to not only writing about the region’s flora and fauna but also advocating for the peoples who inhabited the rainforest and lobbying for the creation of a system of national parks. Despite his many achievements―which include laying down a 1,200-mile telegraph line through the heart of the Amazon and three nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize―Rondon has never received his due. Originally published in Brazil, Into the Amazon is the first comprehensive biography of his life and remarkable career. The book received starred reviews in Kirkus Reviews & Publishers Weekly, was an Honoree (Finalist) Book in the 2024 Massachusetts Book Awards.
Come knit with Norma on Thursday mornings. Knitters at all levels from newbies to experts are welcomed. Please remember to bring your own supplies and projects.
Bestselling author Brian Freeman will discuss his new thriller, Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Vendetta: A Jason Bourne Novel, in conversation with author Scott Shepherd, in this installment of “Author Hour in Massachusetts.”
About Brian: Brian Freeman is the bestselling author of over 25 novels, including the Jonathan Stride and Frost Easton series. His Audible original, The Deep, Deep Snow, hit the New York Times audio bestseller list. His novels have won the International Thriller Writers Award and the Macavity Award and been finalists for the Gold Dagger, Edgar, Anthony, and Barry awards. In 2019, he was selected as the author to continue Robert Ludlum’s famous Jason Bourne series and has now released multiple bestselling Bourne novels.
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French tour guide Patrick Herpe returns to give viewers a live tour of Paris. He’ll be walking while ZOOMing with us to show live video of Paris decorated for Christmas. He will visit the Galeries Lafayette Department Store to show us their famous animated window displays. If weather permits, Patrick will take us up on their roof terrace to see Paris from above, where we’ll get a view of the dome of the galleries and the city’s big Christmas tree.
Please note the 11:30am start time
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